Cruise ship dead in water after fire, being towed

San Diego 
An engine room fire aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor cut power as the 952-foot ship sailed about 55 miles off the northern Baja coast and it's being towed by tugboats to the Mexico port of Ensenada.

There are no injuries to the 3,299 passengers or 1,167 crew members.

Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines says the ship, on a seven-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera, has auxiliary power, but air conditioning, hot food service, hot water and telephones were knocked out. The cruise line says toilets and cold water were restored overnight.

More details are expected Tuesday morning.

The fire broke out around 6 a.m. Monday while the ship was about 150 miles south of San Diego. The fire was extinguished by the afternoon and the cruise line decided to terminate the cruise. Carnival says passengers will get a full refund.

It's unclear when the ship, which left the Port of Long Beach on Sunday, will arrive in Ensenada.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican navy have dispatched aircraft and cutters to provide assistance.